Leadership PAC · VA

Commonwealth PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00498931.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $15K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. James R. WalkinshawDemocrat$15K

Run by John Jennison (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Connolly Victory Fund $8,923 · NEA Fund for Children and Public Education $5,000 · United Food & Commercial Worker Intl Union $5,000 More

On the record

Type
Leadership PAC1
Based in
Merrifield, VA1

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
John Jennison1

Who funds it

It reported raising $33K: $11K from individuals and $10K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Connolly Victory FundPAC1 gift$8,923
NEA Fund for Children and Public EducationPAC1 gift$5,000
United Food & Commercial Worker Intl UnionCommittee1 gift$5,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $10K from 2 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 100% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Massachusetts $10K6

Where its donors work6

Ceo1 gifts$5,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through October 22, 2025.2

Raised$33K
Spent$44K
Cash on hand$0
Given to candidates and committees$18K
  • From individuals $11K
  • From other committees $10K
  • Other $11K

Who it gives to

1 candidates, $15K in direct gifts.3

James R. Walkinshaw DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 11th District (2026)$15,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Commonwealth PAC (C00498931)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00498931/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Commonwealth PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00498931/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through October 22, 2025 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Commonwealth PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00498931&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026